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Definition of shake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this. agitar, agitarse. A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down. Un joven se subió al manzano y sacudió las ramas para que la fruta cayera.
Scientific proof might shake his faith. Las pruebas científicas pueden hacer tambalear su fe. Las pruebas científicas pueden debilitar su fe. Las pruebas científicas pueden hacer flaquear su fe. shake [sth] ⇒ vtr. (dice) agitar ⇒ vtr. Shake the dice and roll them. Agita los dados y arrójalos.
to make something less certain, firm, or strong: What has happened has shaken the foundations of her belief. After six defeats in a row, the team's confidence has been badly shaken. shake something (up) This discovery may shake (up) traditional theories on how mountains are formed.
If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down. You can also shake a person, for example, because you are angry with them or because you want them to wake up.
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to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this: A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down. Babies like toys that make a noise when they're shaken. The explosion shook buildings for miles around.
